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trick, artifice, and pretence, to recommend itself to public notice. - Its counsels, liwever, are stigmatized with mismanagement : wherein this is shown, remains to be proved. The duty of the Society to the public, is to promote, to the best of its. judgment, sound knowledge and useful science : if it does this, the public can have no ground to complain of misma nagement. If the internal administration of its private concerns were ever so corrupt, still if this public end were answered, the public have nothing to complain of. And as to such internal administration, if it be come thus corrupt, it , is the fault of no one, but the Fellows at large, since the council, in whom the admi nistration is vested; are, it is well e known annually re newed by fr e e an d o p en b a llot of the Whole Society. It is, we do not scruple to assert, without the shadow of a proof that the writer of the remarks in question, has chosen to vilify this distinguished body, and to hold it up to vu l gar abuse, as in no way capable of exalting the national scientific character in the eyes of stranger s , or of exciting their admiration for national talent. Whereas, supposing that the Fellows were such fools as to allow their internal affairs to be ever so grossly mismanaged, no scientific stranger could attend the meetings of the Society, without seeing himself surrounded by a constellation of living talent, and without hearing, however coldly read through, the most brilliant productions of . philosophical genius. From the accusations against the Society at large, we proceed to those brought against its President.— Our Cotemporary, indeed, gives Sir H. DAvy credit fOr resplendent genius and gigantic ability in lids line, but doubts his fitness to fill the Chair of the ' oc iety. His line, be it observed, comprehends a most extensive department of Chemical and Electra. , Chemical Philosophy, including the fundamemal laws of material combinations ; and his acquirements are not less varied and extensive than profound. As to other qualifications for filling the Chair of the Society, we should be glad to see any man Letter qualified, pointed out to the notice of the Society. We know the experiment was tried at the last vacancy, and we kttow the result was Sir Hum PHREY's unanimous re-election. - from these general charges, however, we must proceed to the more particular point, which in fact gives the sting to the whole accusation, and is the °nus of the whole weight of objection. Mr HERA PATH conceives himself injured by the Society, and Particularly by its President ' • he has challenged them °Pe*, and he thinks they flinch from the encounter, and have recourse to underhand dealing and specious subterfuge. Formidable denunciations are thundered f orth by this gentleman in his letter, and an answer able challenge- has been proclaimed. Sir H. DAVY Is formally accused 'of shmss in meeting 'his oppo nent'Uf " subterfuges to hide incompetence," of cah "Istilig upon his adversary exhausting his patience, lanastl d rd i y h m g upon " things thus dying away," and y of complete failure in his mode of preserving the eoppering of ships Now the whole of this mighty matter is this : Mr. HERAPATH is a gentleman of considerable ma thematical and philosophical attainments, who does, or did, keep a school at Cranford; near Hounslow , where y oung gentlemen are genteelly educated, and pre - Pared fo r th e Universities and professions. A few years since this gentleman constructed an elaborate theory of heat, which, according to his own profession, was si mply a theory, and comprised no new facts or expe riments. This he presented, through the President, to the Royal Society ; but the business of this Society being professedly confined to facts and experiments, and not t o t h eor i es, h e was po li te l y a d v i se d b y t h e President and other leading members to withelsaw his t PaPer. At this he became excessively indignant, and 13 , " shame t 6 fools," lucubrations in the thelanais envious,' of Philosophy, where they may be read by together with various critiques upon them, 4 . . 11 4 the whole correspondenCe relative to their -rejec. i!an by the Royal Society. He has subsequently thought, fit to renew attention to the subject by putting forth problem, involving the truth of the first prin ?Ties of his theory, upon which he is willing to stake 14 ; and to try conclusions respecting which , he public y challen ges Sir H. DAVY and the Society. 1 1°w far they are under any obligation to notice sUCII l ehidien g e, will doubtless appear pretty clearly f r om Nat we have said. ti S uch, then, is simply, the point at issue. Such is h ie "which Mr, H. "sage, the exceeding ill usve," " experienced. The President and Council are uo. übtless fully sensible how much it conc e r ns thei r d 01! g n ity and u T to attend to a challenge , th e sub j e c t w neli The is so Y much within their province . Y doubtless trouble themselves exceedingly to find some I(J OP.hole f or , escape ; and evidently cannot be more ',:tlxjoLlß that th e affiiii should blow over , and that hings should die away," than their opponent is to Inea!is o f k eep i ng them alive. M o reover, Sir D oxi success in preserving ships' copper from having been so complett as to allow a per lous adh erence Of barnacles, & c:, w e are unfbr 7 u}at i ely driv en _ e ith er t o regar d Mr. H. s` knowledge wh _tne subje c t i n no very f avoura bl e po i n t of view, the " he t e ll s us o f a f a il ure in t h at i nvention ; or , from , Inai w,Y in which th e a ll us i on i s l ugge d i n , to feel some ta~suspicion as to the quarter, and the motive, i 1 similar low, ignorant, and ill-natured at ( a ICS have originated. liot Private I .4ters from Meci Mete that the Govehtm WOW viability consolidatin g th e ent pover the _Li c h Re uhlic and had before them the regulation s for en Intended new . Tarnt, by 'the ditties , on imported goods would b e lery considerably reduced, report says nearly meik . lf: 4. It is with great ' 4' ern we lea'rit b "- y private letters, received from his INl., , qty's Niiip, w, • that the most lively fears are e nterta i tie Pd' for the ' sa l ie . I t il ; ,of the Martin sloop, Capt. Th os . Wih o „ . Abrtin sailed from the Cape of Go o d H ope, for the . 1 0)Ist Indies, some short time before the Rainbow, and although at the date of thtse letters the R a i n b ow had becin two months in India, no tidings had then Been heard of the Martin. A passenger in the steam-boat from Hamburgh, ar riyed on Monday, states that when the vessel was under sail, a report was brought on board of an ex. t 1 havin arrived, with accounts of the assassina °ll of the Grand Seignior, at Constantinople. A letter front Marseilles states, that Lord Cochrane, °ll ,..his way from Malta, drOpped anchor on the 15th IN ! Neptember, about half a league from the port of jarseilles. He was in a galliot, which b e longs to 41141 , and h a d on board a crew o f 14 men and 10 Passengers. COliN' AND FLOUR C P ~Vetting of the Shareholders tool: place . yesterday ut tee mason'ai Tavern, to take into consideration the I . 4 l o priety o f dissolving the C ompany. Af ter a long desultory debate between Mr. Cassels (Chairman) ii L i t toe Sec re t ary , the report was read, and proving iu hout unsatisfactory, the Company was declared ; the Directors were then instructed to wind up their accounts. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, OCT. 24.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past six o'clock, his MAJESTY returned to the Royal Lodge, from his visit to his Royal Brother, the Duke of York, at the residence of the Duke of Rut land, in Arlington -street, where his MAJESTY arrived at half-past two o'clock, and passed nearly two hours with his Royal Brother. His MAJESTY, attended by the Lord Steward, travelled in his plain road-carriage, drawn by his own road-horses, and driven by his own postillions, with the usual retinue of out-riders, and unattended by any Military escort. This day his MAJESTY left the Royal Lodge at the usual hour of two o'clock, to take his regular exercise in his pony phaeton in the Great Park. His MAJESTY has declined having recourse to any more aquatic excursions on Virginia Lake this sea son, in consequence of which, the Royal marquees are all struck, and conveyed back to the rower, and the cutter and pleasure-boats all housed. His MAJESTY continues to enjoy excellent health. There are no arrivals at the Royal Lodge. Sir Henry HaWord, Dr. Macmichael, Mr. M'Grigor and Mr. Simpson, visited the Duke of York yester day. His Royal Highness was engaged during the morning with Sir Herbert Taylor, his Military Se cretary ; also with the Adjutant-General and the De puty Quartermaster-General. Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Foreign office to Sir William A'Court, our Minister at Lisbon. Yesterday the Commissioners for building new Churches had a meeting at their office in Great George-street. A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held yesterday at the Treasury Chambers. An extraordinary affair, involving the character of a Member of Parliament, and a Peer more particularly, will in all probability become the subject of legal in vestigation. It is said to have accelerated the return of Mr. Secretary Canning from Paris. The grand dinner that was to have been given by the freeholders of Northumberland, at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, on the 3d of the ensuing month, to Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, Esq. is postponed. Sir Walter Scott's visit to Paris is for the purpose of inspecting the official archives of the reign of the Emperor Napoleon, and to collect from authentic sources genuine anecdotes relating to that extraordi nary character, previously to the completion of his his tory, which is already in the press, and far advanced towards publication. Au article in a French paper, called Le Furet, pub- lished in London, states ilia the King's Theatre will be under the old management. M. D'Egvillo is to be ballet-master, and M. Bochsa (!) director of the music. Madame Pasta and Madame Brocard are both engaged to enchant the 'ears and eyes. The theatre, it is said, is to be opened at the beginning of December ; and Spontini's Vestale is among the operas about to be represented. A London correspondent of the Scotsman says,— " The too celebrated Gregor M'Gregor, Cacique .of Poyais, who, two or three years ago, was living in royal style, keeping up the splendour and etiquette of a court, is now in London, almost without a sixpence. He is trying to raise means to proceed to Colombia, where lie has claims upon the Government. If report speaks truly, lie was so distressed when he landed here from Paris, as to be compelled to pawn his last ring to purchase a breakfast." THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve u' Chick. Yesterday afternoon, at the close of the market, Qmsols got up to 82 4, and this morning opened at 81.1 for money, and 81i 2 for account, since which they have been creeping up, and are now at sek 4. The appearance of the British Funds generally is at present certainly such as may justify the expectation of a further rise. In the Foreign Funds, Mexican are 631 Colombian, 39 4 ; Spanish is rather higher, being 114 ; Russian Stock lies also advanced to 841 5 ; Greek, 131 144. Three per Cent. Consols, 82 ; Ditto for Account, 844 ; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 38 40 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 25 '7 pm. FOREIGN Fuwns.—Brasilian, 64 5; Buenos Ayres, 61 3; Chilian, 39 40 ; Peruvian, soi 14 ; Colombian, 1824, 394 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 53 4; Ditto 6 per Cent., 634 ; Greek, 13i 144 ; Russian, 844 5 ; Spanish, 114. Mixaa.—Anglo Mexican, 40'35 dis. ; United Mexican, 104 dia. • Pasco Peruvian, 144 134 dis. ; Real del Monte, 110 20 ; 11;lanos, 115 25 pm. ; Brazilian, 134 144 pm. ; Tlal puzahua, 40 45 pin. ; Bolivar, it 4 pm. ; Colombian, '7 8 per Share. SIiARICI.-Alliantxt Fire and Life, 71 8 per Share; Ditto Marine, 4 5 per Share; .Provincial Irish Hank, 6 5 dia. Two o' Clock. The btutiness in Consols have been very extensive owing to some heavy sales. They receded to 811 82; 4 per Cents, 91; India Bonds 88 to 41 pm, for Account. Mexican Bonds advan ced to 64 ; Colombian 89i 40. Consols for Account, 81i 2. THREE 0' CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-Orr. 23. The attendance of betting men this' day was much more nume rous than we hive had occasion to notice far many weeks. To wards the close of the room the betting became brisk, and the ef fect of the running of the two-year olds at Newmarket last week was obvious ; the Duke of York's Belvoirina filly, who won the Prendergast on Friday, being made first favourite for the Oaks and Trumpeter being brought up for the Derby, which Web is decidedly the first favourite. Forth's filly is second for the Oaks, and Nivalie was backed freely for the St. Leger, 3,000 to 100 being taken seven times. The odds left off thus : DICRHY. 13 to 1 agst Web 18 to 1 agst Catherine 15 to 1 eget Elfrid 20 to 1 agst Trumpeter 1$ to 1 agst Tattler 20 to 1 agst Cressida 500 even Lord Jersey's three agst Sir J. Shelley's two, and Lord Exeter's colt out of Augusta's dam (taken). 500 even Tattler apt Catherine (taken). 1,500 even, 'fader and Elfrid agst Web and Catherine (taken); OAICS. 12 to 1 agst 13elvoirina I 15 'to 1 agst Translation 15 to 1 agst any other. ST. LEGER. 130 to 1 agst 1 5 to 1 apt Reviewer TROTTING MATCH. Capt. B u ll oc k un d er t oo k on hiontlay to trot his mare, Peggy, nine Miles in 32 minutes, over a mile circhi near Epping Forest, m the" for a stake o f 200 sovs . The mare wa s new to the s p ortin g world, a n d rld, a ,. consequently excited g reat interest. Great sums were ntling on it, and the match was Won, without (nice break ing ftr t', in 31 minutes and 37 seconds, and apparently without much labour. Mr. Cam ' in% attended, along with the English Am bassador, a trial before the Court o f i Paris , Assize at Par on Satu r d ay l ast. His arrival in Court , we aretold in the French Paper, excited an extraordin ar y semis ' . tion in the au d ience. The trial was that o f Zureau, for the assassin a ti on of a votmo , wom an in the ope n w as street. The verdi ct ' o f ff f voluntary l' homy ty cide; but without p reme d itation. He was con d e mned to the pillory and to the gallica for life. Lord Bolingbroke.discovered a foible of the great Duke of Marlborough, t h at he delighted in tying Ylias Jennings sgarters. When he repeated the story, he used to add, " Wh a t i s k nown to women is known to the world.' ' Ditto, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.--(Tuts DST. ) DIAL, OCT. 24.—Wind S.W.--Arrived from London the Charles Brook, from St. Vincent's ; Cato, Williams, from Sierra Leone ; President, Watson, from Tremayne ; St. Michael's and Swift, Artie, from Seville. Passed the Lady Nugent, Copping, from-Bengal. Remain the Elizabeth, from London to Jama►ca. PORTSMOUTH, OCT• 24.—Wind 5.W..--Arrived His Majesty's ship, Sybille, from the Mediterranean ; and Peace, Predboo4 from Malaga. PLYMOUTH, ALIO. 23.—Arrived the Matilda, Cummins, from Smyrna ; and Three Sisters, Letgar, from Malaga, with loss of bulwarks, sails split, and leaky. —Sailed His Majesty's ship, Forte, for Bermuda. FALMOUTH, OCT. 23.—Wind S.W..—Arrived off port, the Hiram, Brown, from Zante; off Cape St. Vincents, passed a con voy ofabout 40 sail, supposed Spanish ; and the Fanny, Peacock, from Catalonia. Sailed the Francis Freeling packet, from Brazil. GI/Ayr:sawn, Oex. 24.—Arrived the Helena, Tagil, from the Mauritius. Sailed the Sisters, Ramsay, for Demerara ; Gla phyra, Powell, for Antigua; Madeira Packet, Williams, for New South Wales, and Lydia, Thompson, for Charleston. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL—(THIS DAY.) STOLEN NOTES.—Sriteut meal% SNOW AND OTHIRS V. LIATNAM AND OTHYRS. Mr. PLATT opened the pleadings. Mr. SCA.RLETT stated the case. The plaintiffs formed the respectable banking-house of Snow and Co. in the Strand; the defendants formed or did form, a banking establishment at Doncaster, in Yorkshire, and became possessed of certain notes, which the plaintiffs alleged be longed to' them, and which they were entitled to demand restitution of. In the usual course of plaintiff's business they were in the habit of having warrants,di vi dends, and other seen rities put into their hands, on which to raise money; and they had two person* who Went out on such a mission every morning, one to the East and the other to the West. On the Bth of September, 1824., the clerk of the plaintiffs who had to take the city side of Temple Bar, had cheques and securities put into his hand to the amount of 30001.; his name was Smith. Part of the cash he received, for the securities was in one note for 200/., another for 100/, and another for 501., and these formed the sub ject of the present action. They were obtained from dif ferent banking establishments in town. After Smith had received the 3,000/. in cash, he returned towards home, and when he hall nearly got to Temple Bar, he was hustled and robbed of the money. As soon as he arrived at home, his principals took the most prompt means of obtaining the numbers of the notes, and of making the robbery public. They got hand-bills printed, and put advertisements into different newspapers, giving the numbers of the notes, stating that payment of them was stopped, and offering a reward of 500/. for the recovery of them. The plaintiffS also knowing that the Don caster races were about to be run at the time of the robbery, and thinking it probable that the thieves might go there to pass the notes, wrote to the bankers there, apprising them of the robbery, and inclosing some of tht handbills. A police-officer was sent down to the races from London with some of the handbills. The notes in question did not make their appearance in 1824., but the three now to be the subject of trial were passed to the defendants at the races in 1825 ; and the Learned Counsel contended that the defendantawere liable to restore the notes,on the principle that those who receive property without making proper inqui ries respecting it, are liable to make it good to the true owner, if it should turn out that that property had been stolen property, and been stolen, or fraudulently obtained. The defence he understood the defendants meant to make was, that their shop was usually so crowded at the race time, that they never made enquiries into the characters of those who produced notes to them at that time ; but he thought this was a strong reason why they ought to be made to restore the notes, inasmuch as it was holding out a bonus to thieves to commit depredations, and to fly to their shop to pass them. The value sought to be reco vered was that of a note of No. 5087, 19th August 1824, for 200/4 another number 12,959, dated 23d August, 1824., fur 100/., and the other number 11,929, dated 2d August, 1824, for 504 Charles Nubbins--Was a clerk in the.banking-house of Messrs. Snow and Co., in September, 1824. Upon the 7th of that month, there was a dividend warrant paid in by Mr. Lake ; the warrant produced is the one, amounting to 1,379/. There was a cheque paid in by Mr. Collins, on Glynn and Co., for upwards of 1004, and another by Mr. Aliens for SOL It is the practice of Messrs. Snow and Co.'s house to make up every evening what is to be collected in on the following morning. The collection is divided into East and West. The above all fell within the Eastern district. The person who was sent out with them was John Janice, the regular clerk for taking that district not having been at home that morning. He was an old and faithful servant ; he was now dead ; he return ed on the day in question bet Ween two and three o'clock; but did not bring back the proceeds. The Bank of Eng land note now produced for 50/. had written on the back of it " Remmington, 8-9," meaning the Bth of Sep tember. Cross-examined by the SOLICITOR GENERAL:7Jan James was an old man, between sixty and seventy years of age ; he laboured under no deficiency of mind. When he returned lie seemed very much agitated, and showed his pocket which had been cut, and said he had bee -- 1 robbed Bolt, a clerk to Messrs. Glynn, identified the 200!. note to he the one lie paid him on the day in question. Mr. Edwards, by Mr. BROUGHAM--Was a bill printer; deliVered a number of the bills now produced to the ban kers, on the 9th of Sept. 1824. Believed other persons delivered in others on the same day. These bills stated the robbery, gave the numbers of the notes, and offered a reward of 500 i. for their recovery. Luke Naylor received a WI. note in October, 1825, from the defendants' house ; the note produced was the note; this was on the sth October; witness paid it to Mr. Jackson, who put " Mr. Jackson , London, ' on the back of it, and sent it off to town, in witness's presence, Cross-examined—Witness was a coal-merchant, living at Doncaster; Mr. Jackson was a coal-owner at the same place, anti was present in Court. The defendants' banking concerti is very considerable ; there was an enormous influx of , people at the time of the races. Witness was not in the habit of receiving notes to such an amount as 200!. Re-examined.—People come out of all quarters to the races ; witness never went to the bank during the rewe time. Mr. HEWSON, attorney to the plaintiffs—l traced the 2004, and the. 50/. notes to the defendant s and went to O them IT the subject ; were informed defendants, that the notes had been taken by them in the race week, but that it was impossible for them to say from whom they had taken them ; they denied all knowledge of the,loo/.; they said they did not know Ooodridge, nor did they believe they had pain the note to him. Cross-examined.—The defendants mad e no difficulty i n stating all they knew about the notes, and showed witness the book in which the entries had been made. Sum. Taunton, a police-otlicer, recollected receiving the handbills, offering the reward, from the plaintiffs in 1824; delivered some of the bills to each of the banking-houses at Doncaster, on Monday, the 24th Sept., which was the first day of th e races. Once on the p ar t o f t h e p l a i nt iff s , that Mr. th a right to throw o n o th ers , a loss and tha eS t r°e th th e zac y drr h i : )e d ße-nG n n o K t e47lll4l' f" the defendants, c o ntended that might be f a i r ly a ttributed to their ow n want o f c are ; but that, even if the July thoughtil that the pl a i nt iff s h a d tiseo every possible dili genc e, still t ey would have to b e s atisfied that the notes being found in the possession of the defend ants, had been taken by them without having used that precaution which any discreet and business-like person would have done. He submitted that his'elients had used as much diligence as any country bankers ever did use, and the plaintiffs ought to have renewed their notice to the de fendants in 1825,—Verdiet fot the pluintititi, ADMIRALTY SESSIONS—(Tuts DAY.) OLD BAILEY. The verdict in the case of Captain Young was not given till a late hour yesterday; the Jury retired for a quarter of an hour, and returned a verdict of Not The prisoner, who seemed extremely agitated as the climax of his fate drew near, clasped his hands together, and fervently exclaimed, " Thank God, so I am ;" at the same moment a female in the gallery, supposed to be his wife, was seized with an hysterical affection, though pre serving the most perfect calmness during the trial. WILFUL MURDER. Same/ Levy stood indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Tate on board the Kent, on the 23d September, 1825, in the South Sea. Richard Christopher examined by the Court; I 'was armourer on board the Kent, which traded in the South Sea; the prisoner was a mariner on board; I knew Thos. Tate, who was also a mariner; on the 19th of September, 1825, I saw Tate in the forecastle cutting tobacco, the prisoner was facing him eating his dinner; they were about three feet asunder; I heard a few words pass, but I don't recollect what they were; the words appear.. ed to me to imply anger ; the prisoner got up first and Went towards Thos. Tate, and struck him over the face; Tate then rose, and I saw blood flow from his right side; the deceased tried to speak but could not; I saw the pri soner have the knife with which he was eating his dinner in his hand; the prisoner put his hand round the waist of the deceased, and called out " For God's sake go for the Doctor !" who came immediately . ; the deceased was then removed to the forecastle, and died about half an hour after; I never heard him speak after he wus struck ; the priioner was taken aft and put in irons. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS—I was eating my dinner at the time this occurrence took place ; as soon as the blood flowed the,prisoner cried out " For God's sake send for the Doctor.' Re-examined by the COURT—I was not looking at these men all the time; I did not see any blows given previous to the one in question ; but as I had not my eyes on them, blows might pass unknown to me. I saw the mark on Tate's eye. The dispute arose from a ladle, which was used for taking soup out of the kid; the prisoner took the ladle before all the people were served, so that they could not get any. I said, "My noble chaps, that a'nt jolly," which implied that it was not fair. The prisoner said " I am no chap," and I saw Levy g o over to the prisoner Tate, who lay against the wall; it was then I saw the, mark on his eye. Joseph Ray, examined by the Count--I was a car penter on board the Kent in September 1825. I was in the forecastle on the day in question, between twelve and one, at my dinner; I saw Tate and the prisoner there; I heard some words between Christopher, and the prisoner; Christopher gave it up, and Tate told the prisoner it was very low language; the prisoner said, if he would not hold his tongue he would not take it ;after they had used some bad words, Tate went up for some water, and was absent about. five or six minutes. After he had returned, be resumed his seat, and they began to quarrel again. During all this controversy, I did not see Tate doing any thing. The prisoner held his knife in his hand, and said that if the deceased did not hold his tongue, he would strike him with his knife, and gave him a shove, which drove his head against the bench. I saw Tate strike the prisouer with his knife about the waist, who warded it oil; prisoner said, if you are 'for a knife, my boy, here is a knife, too; deceased had a knife in his hand; as soon as he said this, he put his knife into the right side of the deceased; this was done very quickly; I did not hear Tate speak after that. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS-4 cannot say that I saw all that happened, or that I heard all that was said; I did not hear any thing about- the missionaries,. on that day ; I did not hear Tate say " we have savages enough here without sending missionaries to New Zealand." By the COURT—I was not in the forecastle all the time, so that something might have been said without my hear- ing it. John Burnett was then culled, bat did mit answer; it: appeared that be was ut sea. Samuel Kershaw, examined by the Court.-.- Wits . cooper on board the Kent; on the day in question there were words between the prisoner and the deceased, but I don't recollect what they were; I saw the prisoner get up and strike Tate with his fist, who tell over on the bench ; Tate defended himself with his knife, and the prisoner said, " if you are for knifing, I shall knife it too ;" he then struck him with his knife, and immediately sung out for the doctor. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS—The prisoner's body being between me and the deceased, prevented me from seeing exactly what happened. Thomas Gray, apolioe-ollicer, produced two knives, which the surgeon of the ship Kent gave to him. Richard Christopher being recalled, identified them. This was the ease for the proseeution ; after which the prisoner entered on his defence ; and the Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of" Manslaughter." MANSLAUGHTER. Edward Kenny, a Lieutenant in the 89th Regiment of Foot, stood indicted for the mauslaughter of Robert Charlton, Surgeon to the ship linssorah; by a leaden ball, bred out of a pistol, on board that vessel, au the 213 d of, April last, on that part of his Majesty's high seas, which borders on the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Horace Twice stated the case for the prosecution,—having detailed the circumstances of the case, as would appear in the evi deuce of the witnesses, he observed, that there was nut even the shadow of a suspicion that Mr. Kenny had been actuated by any degree of malice, but, on the contrary, was up to the moment of the melancholy event, in habits of intimate friendship with the deceased, and bad subsequently displayed the most poignant sor row for the distressing occurrence...—The following witnesses were then examined. Wm. Madge examined by Mr. Maumr—Deposed as follows : I am a Lieutenant in the 45th regiment ; was on board the ship iludsorah on the day of the occurrence in question, which was the 28d of April ; the ship set out from Madras for England in February ; the deceased was her surgeon ; the day iu question being the King's birth-day, I, with several others, indulged in festivity in Mr. Kenny's cabin; I was going away about ten o'clock in the evening, when the ale eased said, you must not go away, you have drank nothing. you don't Like elaset, and I will fetch yen a bottle, of Madeira, and having said so he went out, and after 4 few moments I also went out, and met bins returning witli the bottle ; I went to bed, and in about an hour after on deck I saw the dammed this)* me over deck, or do wha t y ou p lease with me;" he ap peared in very great agony ; this was tsimut twelve o'clock. Cress-examined —Mr. Kenny had ou that evening presented the deceased with a silk handkerchief us a token of friendship. By the Counx—Dr. C harlton bed been p ut on salt beef, and di spossesse d of hie own cabin by the Captain. About 12 o'clock. I saw Mr, Charlton and Mr. Kenny at the poop, and having ob served a flash coming from Mr. Kenn y 's p istol, I went down to inform the Captain that the y were fi g htin g ; on our return we did not find them at t he p oo p , but we beard.the report of a pis tol, and em going towards it, I saw the deceased weltering in blued, and I beard Mr. Kenny say, " My God, I have shot the beet friend 1 had in the world, and all for a woman." Cruse-examined. ---The deceased was put on salt-beef by the captain, in consequence of souse difference. Mr. Kenny, t oo k into his • bins from benevolence This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Kenn h e h u , called on for his defence, read a statement, in which he feelingly the merciful c o n s iderati o n of the .Lary, explained th e r i se , progress, and termination of hit fatal misunderstanding, and Attributed the whtde to the unusual circumstance of his being intoxicate 1. /Lis manner of delivering this statement was very h aprtuive and bad a corresponding effect on every person in C ourt , several o f w h o m, and among them Mr. Jastice Park, wept f ee lingly. The following witnesses were then examined as to character :-- Major-Gen. SeweL—Has known the prisoner eight years; inner intimately acquainted with him for two years in India; reeves' knew a man whn discharged t h e 4, s lw a les of an (sleet with more prepiitty ; he was benevolent, patient, and generous, so a s to the esteem of all who knew him ; he was, in consequent* o f hi ' g rad tenTer s appointed Adjutant to th e reg i me „ t , w here he had to deal with a great number of uneducated men ; he there gave the utmost satisfaction. Colonel Wilder has known Lieutenant Kenny for seven years ; never knew a man so kind or so huinaue. Several other Military Officers gave evidence to the same effect. Mr. Baron GARROW in addressing the Jury observed that during his experience he bad never heard so good a character given in a Court of Justice to any man as had been now given to Mr. Kenny. His Lordship concluded by observing that unless the Jury believed that the deceased had provoked Mr. Kenny by a personal assault, the offence in point of law, amount ed to only manslaughter. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended that the lowest punishment should be inflicted. Loan STowELE addressed the prisoner, and said, that after the high character that had been given to him, it was not likely that he would be again guilty of such a crime. Th e sentence of the Court, thereore, was, that he should pay the sum of I 0/. to the King, and be discharged. LONDON SESSIONS.—(Tins DAr.) This morning a General Quarter-Sessions of the Peace was held at Guildhall. There were present—Sir Charles Flower, Sir John Perring, Alderman Waithman, Alder mall Thorpe, Alderman Key, and Messrs. Farebrotber and Winchester, the Sheriffs. _ The Grand Jury being sworn, the Recorder, in bis charge to them, remarked at great length on the crime of perjury, and stated the duties of a Grand Juryman in the finding of a true bill. He then discharged them, requir ing their attendance at Hicks's-hall to-morrow morning. RIVAL HAIR DRESSERS. Peter Parker was indicted for assaulting John Comay on the Bth of August last. Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the case to the Jury. The pro secutor and the defendant had both been in the employ of Mr. M'Alpin, the hair-dresser; of late the prosecutor has opened a shop on his own account in Threadtleedle-strect. On the day charged in the indictment the defendant came to the prosecutor's shop, and after declaring his intention to smash him, and using sevenil blackguard remarks, struck him two or three severe blows. Mr. Adolphus also said, that provided any respectable person would come forward to be security for the defendant not annoying the prosecu tor again, he would not proceed further in the case. The defendant declined the offer, and the prosecutor de posed to the facts stated by Mr. Adolphus, with the differ ence, that instead of the defendant striking him, defendant only rubbed his fist over prosecutor's face. Several other witnesses were called to corroborate the prosecutor's statement. The prisoner in his defence said that the prosecutor had offered to withdraw the present prosecution, in conside ration of his paying an attorney's bill, amounting to nearly ten pounds. He called a witness, who said that the prosecutor told him that the defendant. had not struck him. Alderman WAITISMAN asked the witness if the prose cutor sold bear's grease, or had any live bears ? Witness answered " No, but Mr. IVPAlpin had."— (Laughter.) The. Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. The COURT ordered the defendant to pay a 6ne of 20s. and to find securities to keep the peace for one year. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DAN.) James Wilki n son, a young tailor, and .Francis Bartlett, were charged with assaulting Richard Cater, a watchman. The prosecutor stated, that as be was on his beat in the City-road, at one o'clock of the 13th August last, the prisoner, Wilkinson, accosted him and said, " I will have a lark with you, you CharHemet)." The prisoner then caught hold of him, dragged him by the neckerchief, bit him in the arm three times, of which the marks. esst t o this day, and pulled off his coat. The other lorisoner, Bartlett, came up in the mean time, and abetted Wilkinson. Wilkinson, ina few words of denial, c;pened the defence, which was taken up by the knight ',',l the needle, wbo, in a long speech, which excited 1`...d small merriment, denied the charge, accused the t conduct in the disct.a r ge of his duty, and introduced a r,osecutor of negligence and mis=. great deal of matter foreign to the case; but notwith standinp:, iiis, .elaquence, both the prisoners were found G!....y."" • They were.. however, in consequence of some alleviating circumstances stated by the learned tailor,. fits. charged upon paying Is. each. Edward Wilson, Augustus Pay, and Robert Anderson, were charged with assaulting George Wood. The prisoners were all found guilty, but as the injury was slight, they were discharged on paying the expenees. SURREY SESSIONS.—(Tuis DAY.) Cornelius Collins was found guilty of stealing on the 21st of September but a ask, value 12s. the property of Mr. Little.—Three months hard labour. ThAnnas Salter was indicted for breakiug into a wheel wright's shop at Brixton, and stealing toot• to the value of 41. the property of Wm. P:obert, He was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' hard labour at Guild ford. Norah Cobbrit was indicted for stealing a shawl and 19s. Bd. in money, fron the person of Martha Stnith, on the 17th October, last. The prosecutrix stated that she went to town from Battle Bridge., on the above day, to redeem some pro perty, but meeting with a young man whom she knew, she went into a gin shop, in Falcon Court, where she met with the prisoner, whom she had seen before. They all drank together, and the prisoner put her hand into witness's pocket, and took out all her mo ne y an d h er duplicates. She then took her shawl fro m h er b ac k . Witness said, " Don't rob me; I'll give you any thi ng y ou like to drink." -, Witness followed her out, b ut s h e g o t away; witness raised an outcry, and a young man, a friend of the prisoner's, brought her the duplicates, but said that he knew nothing of the money or the shawl. She saw the prisoner afterwards, and told her that she would not take her up if she returned . the property; but the latter shook her fist in her face, and told her the would take her life, if she said any snore about it. Cross.entmined by the cIIAIRAIAN.—Had not drank more than a quarter of a pint of bee 4 and the prisoner had not drank more. . _ ~......... lehErSarah Walk er stew the p ei r an os ve e ro et b t er t eiob r reil i elki x sdlitidat i gbor n iflnaekt F iris9 al lielszo e v.s o ctisb n rei eo u,s.ta:lpv t in g ag t a it w 7; d in s t aS n y k lii . engap S upi li ii : l' a ud w dtoi t ie h l e prisoner with the shawl, and hv n ri d l ld e i e t l le prisonerhe vr r as , folulensaadrilltyr she e u l o l i k i f a the be T e h i e l property: l i n h e p who 4 - re - pub lie-houses with the prosecutrix, and they were lifted out of ono by the landlord so drunk, that they could not stand; she had never taken the property ; she was taken up that m night an,ra o . ti n ts a Lu n De o thi t h i p l it e l r a, et cielhseti as rg e g j . ri.si ps . t w !o u t lk it i t l e u t e i t ' h o e ‘ f r the ' husband's p r osee ut propertyr ix, Chairman , vh e o o i n nl e rn a b eing en : a t e ': i l t y : a rt "e i et seve r ely Ywoonni the a n s 4 a fl id at s i l r m on w w as hic o h ne sh o e f the with another ' gh ot leer, on mug questioned, Wilkinson, the Borou r ' . ' The Jury, after some consideration, found her Guilty. On the above night she went to a pawnbroker's to pledge gr eatest thieves in the Borough. making out the tieket s tolen, and while the ahoptnata was 0 0 stole a gown from the shop. The en AIRMAN, in passing sentence, remarked that ber infamous con duct had ' shown her toe bad a character to remain in this we ary. He should therefore transport her beyond the seas for the term of her life, COR.N-EXCHANGE.—(Tuts DAy). Oats rather more ,ntiplies of this week are very far short of thorie the wh m t fully Sapportv Alondars p r i ers , wake purchases. atlt:ili,yy,,il4l''k44o,'atetts,d,unnidviltlheatatta d a i t s v pos u i t ti ut o lre e d i: tahueditrt of the hovel to AURIVA!.S. Wheat. 1 BlTley, O ats , flour. V. 2 20 qrs. 1 . 717 4 gm: mum V, WO ocko —...-- - Foreign 2,50U